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The South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3-1) will take on the Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2) on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
The Jackrabbits are expected to win by at least two touchdowns (currently -20.5) against the Panthers. The over/under for this matchup is 46.5 points.
Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
South Dakota State -20.5 vs. Northern Iowa
South Dakota State vs. Northern Iowa Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Jackrabbits (-20.5)
- Moneyline: Jackrabbits (-1408), Panthers (+750)
- Total: 46.5 points
South Dakota State vs. Northern Iowa Betting Stats and Info
The Jackrabbits’ record against the spread is only 1-2-0. The Jackrabbits have won once against the spread when favored by 20.5 points or more (in two tries). South Dakota State won both of the games it has played when favored on the moneyline this season. Northern Iowa, through one game with a set spread so far this season, has gone 0-1-0 against the spread. Against the spread, the Panthers are winless in one game when underdogs by 20.5 points or more. This will be the second game this year Northern Iowa is the moneyline underdog. The Panthers lost the first one.
South Dakota State vs. Northern Iowa Recent Stats and Trends
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Northern Iowa Panthers
South Dakota State vs. Northern Iowa Key Players
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
- Mark Gronowski has put up 755 passing yards (188.8 per game) while completing 67 of 113 passes (59.3%), with six touchdowns and five interceptions. He has added 74 rushing yards (and two touchdowns), averaging 18.5 per game.
- Amar Johnson has run for a team-high 376 yards (94 per game) and four touchdowns. He also has 70 receiving yards on eight catches .
- Kirby Vorhees has 234 rushing yards on 17 carries, and three touchdowns.
- Griffin Wilde has grabbed 24 passes for a team best 306 yards and three touchdowns. He averages 76.5 receiving yards per game.
- Grahm Goering’s stat line this year reveals 11 catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns. He puts up 41.8 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 20 times.
- Greyton Gannon has 76 receiving yards on five receptions (seven targets), with one touchdown, averaging 19 yards per game.
- This season Dawson Ripperda leads the team with 1.5 sacks and has added .
- Adam Bock has collected 12 tackles to lead the team in tackles so far.
- Colby Huerter has picked off one pass to lead the team while adding 12 tackles.
Northern Iowa Panthers
- This season, Aidan Dunne has collected 436 passing yards (109 per game) while connecting on 49 of 87 passes (56.3%), with three touchdowns and one interception. He has added 79 rushing yards on 20 carries (plus one touchdown), averaging 19.8 yards per game.
- Tye Edwards has run for a team-high 365 yards on 48 carries (91.3 yards per game) and two touchdowns.
- So far this year Amauri Pesek-Hickson has run for 268 yards on 47 carries (67 yards per game), with two touchdowns. Pesek-Hickson also figures in the passing game, catching seven passes for 64 (16 yards per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- This season Sergio Morancy has 11 receptions for a team-high 125 yards (31.3 per game) and one touchdown.
- Desmond Hutson has been targeted 14 times, and tacked on 78 yards (on 12 catches).
- Layne Pryor is averaging 17 receiving yards per game, racking up nine receptions (13 targets) for 68 yards and one touchdown.
- Zach Mehmert has two sacks to lead the team, and has also added 12 tackles.
- Tucker Langenberg has collected 15 tackles and one interception, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- In terms of picks, Robbie Peterson Jr. leads the team with one interception this season and has added six tackles and one pass defended.